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Principal Firmware Technical Lead / Engineering Manager

Job ID 2024-12101 Date posted Nov. 13, 2024 Location Sophia Antipolis, France Category Software Engineering Apply

Job Overview:


Arm has built the world’s most pervasive compute architecture, and we’ve led many of the technology revolutions that impact the day-to-day lives of people everywhere. The Future of IoT is Built on Arm. Now we are building new software teams to take us to the next level.

Arm is seeking a skilled, experienced, and highly motivated Software Technical Lead / Engineering Manager, located in Sophia Antipolis, to join our Software Engineering group. As a member of the System Solutions team, you will have the opportunity to enable the evolution of High Performance IoT Compute Subsystems. You will be working with a distributed team spread across Arm’s worldwide engineering centers.

Responsibilities:

Are you are looking for a unique opportunity to build and lead a successful firmware team transforming computing IoT landscape? We would like to hear from you!

  • You will provide technical expertise and leadership to the team, including leading and line managing a distributed firmware team.
  • You will drive the team to accomplish its goals and continuously improve performance.
  • You will analyse industry specs, roadmap requirements, break down tasks, and help implement project plans.
  • You will collaborate closely with open source communities, technology managers, and IP development teams to deliver roadmap commitments.
  • You will be actively involved in software design and creation of software stacks for Arm’s reference platforms, and lead development practices for best-in-class software efficiency, quality, and predictability.


Required Skills and Experience :

  • You have a consistent record of technical leadership and engineering management of teams of highly skilled engineers across multiple locations, combined with outstanding interpersonal and communication skills: excellent written and spoken English, and the ability to write coherent documentation, influence, and build consensus.
  • You have a strong background in C (or a similar language) programming, with proven skills in optimising software performance, including application efficiency, workload management, and compiler optimisation.
  • You possess expertise in low-level systems, including bootloaders, device drivers, OS fundamentals (preferably Linux), and a good understanding of computer architecture and microarchitecture concepts, ideally for the Arm architecture.
  • You have strong experience of the software lifecycle with track record of having taken complex software from concept to delivery, ideally covering production and maintenance. Additionally, you possess knowledge of CI (Continuous Integration) and automated test systems.
  • You have experience and skills for people management, including recruiting, managing talent, team building, and developing team members.


“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience :

  • Experience in developing for a Linux distro
  • Experience with open source projects such as Linux Kernel / AOSP, TF-A, TF-M, UEFI EDK II, U-Boot, Xen / pKVM
  • Experience in Linux device driver development
  • Exposure to AI / ML software stacks, and tooling
  • Experience with Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) practices


If this sounds like you, please don't hesitate to apply - we look forward to welcoming you to the team!

In Return:


You'll enjoy a flexible work environment that supports work-life balance, and be part of an innovative team working on cutting-edge technology. Our offices are designed to foster creativity and teamwork, and we welcome versatile individuals who are eager to grow and become recognized experts within our team. Join us and thrive in a diverse and inclusive culture that values your contributions and celebrates your success.

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